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Centene CNC Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin98.7%+0.3pp98.6%+0.3pp98.6%+0.4pp98.5%+0.5pp98.4%+0.5pp
Operating margin-3.7%-5.8pp-3.9%-5.9pp-3.1%-4.9pp1.1%-0.9pp2.1%+0.2pp
Net margin-3.3%-5.3pp-3.4%-5.5pp-2.8%-4.7pp1.2%-0.6pp2%+0.3pp
Returns
Return on equity-26.1%-38.7pp-28.8%-41.4pp-21.9%-33.6pp7.5%-3.1pp12.6%+2.1pp
Return on invested capital-30.4%-39.8pp-29.3%-37.6pp-22%-30.2pp4.9%-3.0pp9.3%+1.7pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover2.4×+0.4×2.4×+0.5×2.3×+0.3×2.1×+0.2×+0.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.1×0.0×1.1×0.0×1.1×0.0×1.1×-0.1×1.1×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.8×+0.1×0.9×+0.2×0.8×+0.2×0.6×0.0×0.7×0.0×
Per Share
Book value per share$43.24-22.8%$40.46-19.8%$42.65-18.2%$55.53+7.8%$56.04+11.8%
Valuation
Market capitalization$16.1B-46.5%$20.23B-33.9%$17.52B-55.7%$26.9B-24.0%$30.12B-28.3%
Price / sales0.1×-0.1×0.1×-0.1×0.1×-0.2×0.2×-0.1×0.2×-0.1×
Price / book0.8×-0.3×-0.1×0.8×-0.6×-0.3×1.1×-0.5×

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Questions, answered.

What are Centene's profit margins?
Centene (CNC) runs a 98.7% gross margin and a -3.7% operating margin, with a -3.3% net margin.
Where do Centene's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Centene's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.